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  2. 1905 Chicago teamsters' strike - Wikipedia

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    The Employers' Association of Chicago (the EA) was formed in 1902 during a strike against telephone equipment manufacturers. In January 1902, Brass Molder's Union Local 83 struck Stromberg-Carlson and Western Electric, seeking to win the closed shop in collective bargaining negotiations.

  3. List of historical sites related to the Illinois labor movement

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    The mural depicts local labor history, including the Chicago & Alton Railroad shops and the 1922 Shops workers' strike; a 1917 visit by Mary Harris "Mother" Jones in supporting of striking streetcar workers; a 1937 strike at the Beich Candy Company and the 1978 Normal Fire Fighters' strike. The mural was painted by Kari Sandhaas from 1984 to 1986.

  4. R+L Carriers - Wikipedia

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    R+L Carriers is a privately owned American freightshipping company based in Wilmington, Ohio, which grew over the course of 50 years from one truck to a fleet of 21,000 tractors and trailers. [1] The company serves all 48 contiguous American states plus Canada , Puerto Rico , the U.S. Virgin Islands , and the Dominican Republic .

  5. American History: 28 Worker Strikes That Were Incredibly ...

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  6. List of striking United States workers by year - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Central shopmen's strike of 1911; 1911 Grand Rapids furniture workers strike; Louisiana-Texas Lumber War of 1911–1912; 1912 1912 Lawrence "Bread & Roses" textile strike; 1912 New York City waiters' strike; Paint Creek–Cabin Creek strike of 1912; Seattle Fishermen halibut strike of 1912; Chicago Newspaper strike of 1912

  7. List of incidents of civil unrest in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Pullman Strike - Began on May 11, 1894, after workers for the Pullman Company began strike after a reduction in wages. The strike spread nationwide and shut down most railroad traffic west of Detroit. The strike lasted several months and 30 strikers were killed in various riots and clashes with government forces. 30 57

  8. Teamsters and striking park workers to commemorate 90th ... - AOL

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    Union activists will gather Saturday in the Wabun Picnic Area of Minnehaha Regional Park to commemorate the 1934 Minneapolis Truckers Strike, a bloody, three-month clash between the Teamsters ...

  9. Category : Transportation labor disputes in the United States

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    1905 Chicago teamsters' strike; D. ... Illinois Central shopmen's strike of 1911; N. 1938 New York City truckers strike;